SB 221

Under current law, a judge may release a defendant charged with a felony

without bail or upon the execution of an unsecured appearance bond. The judge may

impose conditions of the release including: placing the defendant in the custody of

a person or organization; restricting the defendant's travel, association, or residency;

or prohibiting the defendant from possessing any dangerous weapon. The judge may

also deny release to a defendant charged with certain felonies including first-degree

or second-degree sexual assault of a child or repeated sexual assault of the same

child (child sex offense).

This bill requires a judge who is releasing a defendant charged with a child sex

offense to impose the following as conditions of release: a restriction that the

defendant avoid the residence, school, or place of employment of the alleged victim;

a restriction that the defendant avoid contacting, or attempting to contact, the

alleged victim; and a restriction that the defendant not reside within 250 feet, or

more if the judge so orders, of the residence of the alleged victim or on a property that

is adjacent to the residence of the alleged victim.